Karcher K2 pressure washer

PunkRoquefort

I have been given a K2 pressure washer and understand that as long as I use a low setting and use it from approx two feet away, it will be fine for washing a car.

However, I have a small stone chip mark, on the thin edge of my door, which I have painted/dabbed over.

Will this still be okay for the pressure washer?

paul_c123

Yes          

Stubod

..should be fine as long as you keep the nozzle at that sort of distance....

born_again

& you are not in a hosepipe ban area 🤣

Frozen_up_north

Many Karcher pressure washers come with two lances, do not use the one with the larger end, that has a rotating spray, on a car… they are too aggressive.
A soft nylon brush and soapy water will shift dirt better than trying to blast it off with a pressure washer, the latter will be fine to rinse off.

Alanp

You can get a hose to use from a water butt or large bucket, ( a trug type bucket) this is what I use when washing my car with my pressure washer, they’re perfectly fine for washing cars, with the correct nozzle as already mentioned…

facade

I just use the hose pipe.  After a couple of goes, the novelty of getting out the pressure washer and an extension lead turns to a massive chore- well putting it away again certainly does!

I bought one of those eBay hosepipe snow foam guns, not as good as the one on the pressure washer, but no trouble to get out and put away.

A good layer of foam and a few minutes to soak into the chem-trail residue and bird pooh and I rinse it off with the hose, to reveal the car looking exactly the same as before, but now wet.

Then I drop a shampoo stick* into my trusty old Karcher "scratch-o-matic" car wash brush (one with hosepipe fittings not pressure washer ones), attach to the hose and scrub a few lines into the "paint", then a final rinse off with the hose and it is done.

Then I just put the brush & tools away,wind the hosepipe back in and leave the car to dry streaky but clean.

*contrary to popular belief, printer ink is not the most expensive substance in the World, shampoo sticks are. I paid 50p for 20 last time I bought any (Fletcher's in Birmingham), now they are £12 for 20, Halfords poverty range are £8 for 20- 40p each!!!!!

Nobbie1967

I’ve used the “dirt blaster” rotating nozzle at close range on my car to remove pigeon crap without issue. Unless your paint is already damaged it shouldn’t be a problem. Just need to be careful around any paint protection film or decals as it will lift them at the edges.

oldagetraveller1

born_again said:

& you are not in a hosepipe ban area 🤣

Easy, just say that your hosepipe identifies as a watering can.